Share "Good Poems" Tuesday - March 3: Poetry Terms
Tips for Writing Poetry Wednesday - March 4: Poetry Terms
Counting Syllables
Haiku (POST TO YOUR WIKI) Thursday - March 5 - Poetry Terms
Haiku Friday - March 6 - Poetry Terms
Cinquain (POST TO YOUR WIKI)
Free Rice
Extra Practice on Grammar The Week Ahead (Feb 23-27)
Monday - Feb 23 - Introduce Picture/Cartoon/Ad Powerpoint
Tuesday - Feb 24- Finish Picture/Cartoon/Ad Powerpoint Wednesday -
Feb 25 - SHORT DAY: JOURNAL AND WORK ON ESSAY ASSIGNMENT
Thursday - Feb 26 - FINISH PHOTO ESSAYS
Friday - JOURNAL, FREE RICE, EXTRA PRACTICE ON GRAMMAR (FEB 16-20)
Monday - Feb 16 - Valentine Party (and poem game)
Tuesday - Feb 17 - Dog Stories and Narrative Essays
Wednesday - Feb 18 - Dog Stories and Narrative Essays Thursday -
Thursday - Feb 19 - BONDING: ComicLife Cartoons (Due Monday, Feb. 23)
Friday - Feb 20 - Anne Lamott's essay; assign Journal #3.1 (Due by Monday class time) JOURNAL#3.1 http://www.quia.com/quiz/1730696.html
EXPLANATION OF JOURNAL POINTS:
5= full concentrated effort, experimentation with language, care with mechanics
4.5= concentrated effort & experimentation (some carelessness)
4 = evidence of effort & experimentation (some carelessness)
3.5 = less than expected effort / little experimentation / several careless errors / short on time
3 = minimum entry
Monday - Feb 9
Share "What I Want Is"
Discuss Stafford Poem
Read "Acolyte"
Tuesday - Feb 10
Review (clickers) Journal #2 (4th entry) - due by Wednesday, class time
Assignment:
Dog or Narrative Essay
Wednesday - Feb 11
Journal #2 (4th entry) due
Assignment: Dog or Narrative Essay
ASSIGN: VALENTINES!
Thursday - Feb 12
REMIND ME: READ TRENTON'S FISH STORY! Work on Dog / Narrative Essay (due Friday, end of class)
MAKE VALENTINES
Friday - Feb 13
Valentine PARTY <3 Assignment: Read Anne Lamott
Journal #3.1 (1st of 4)
POST: One journal revision (from Journal 2)
POST: Dog story or Narrative essay
(Feb. 2-6):
Monday - Feb 2
"What I Want" poems due
"Important Things" due
Assignment: Word Strings
Tuesday - Feb 3
Word Strings due
Assignment: "A Way of Writing" Journal #2 (1st entry) - due by Wednesday, class time
MsB one (Literacy Cadre)
Valentine Stories (Due Friday, class time)
Friday - Feb 6 Journal #2 (3rd entry) - due by Monday, Feb. 9, class time
Share Valentines
William Stafford Poem
"Extra Practice" and "Free Rice" The Week Ahead (Jan. 26-30):
Monday - Jan. 26
CREATIVITY CIRCLES DUE!
THIRD JOURNAL ENTRY DUE(JOURNAL Link HERE)
Writing Our WIKI Rules
Group Acrostics
Finish Intro PowerPoint
Tuesday - Jan. 27
Opening Your Writer's Eyes (Field Trip)
POST: WRITER'S EYES: What I Noticed (Due Wednesday, Jan 28)
POST: One polished journal entry (Due CHANGE FRIDAY, Jan 30)
Writing Concepts: Play-Dough Activity
Thursday - Jan. 29
POST: 10 Important Things (Due CHANGE MONDAY, FEB 2)
Friday - Jan. 30
JOURNAL ENTRY #5
POST: "What I Want Is" poem (Due Monday, Feb. 2)
YOUR WIKI POSTS
DATE
WHAT I NOTICED (WRITER'S EYES)
1/28
JOURNAL ENTRY (POLISHED!)
1/30
IMPORTANT THINGS
2/2
"WHAT I WANT IS" POEM
2/2
Donate at the Blood drive on Feb. 25th
WELCOME TO OUR CREATIVE WRITING WIKI!
CHECK HERE FOR NOTES, CALENDARS, AND ASSIGNMENTS. POST YOUR WORK TO YOUR OWN PAGE.
DIRECTIONS:
1) Set up a wiki account.
2) Log onto this page (303cw.wikispaces.com)
3) Click on "join this page" (upper left corner)
4) As soon as Ms. Berryhill okays your request, you're ready to wiki!
5) Click "new page" (upper left)
6) Name your page YOUR NAME.
7) You may personalize your page, add pictures, post discussion question...
8) You will "turn in" your assignments here.
9) Enjoy the rest of your life.
MONDAY (APRIL 20)
Intro to Digital Stories
TUESDAY (APRIL 21)
WEDNESDAY (APRIL 22)
THURSDAY (APRIL 23)
FRIDAY (APRIL 24)
Monday (April 6)
--CHARACTER MOTIVATION; CHARACTER DIALOG
(WORK ON WIKIS)
Tuesday (April 7)
--SHORT STORY STRUCTURE
Wednesday (April 8)
--FABLES / FAIRY TALES
Thursday (April 9)
--WRITE FABLES
Friday (April 10)
--REVISE FABLES...START SHORT STORIES
POETRY WEBSITES
poetry rhythm exercise
One-Word writing exercise
http://www.quia.com/quiz/1318511.html
Academy of American Poets (Poets.org)
Poetry 180 __(__poetry180)
"Introduction to Poetry" by Billy Collins
BumperSticker Haiku
Creative WEBSITES to Explore...
Character Generator
ANAGRAMS!
The Week Ahead
DIGITAL DICE (Use this for your JOURNAL #4)
Monday - March 16: New Journal 4.1 (see above)
Limericks!
Tuesday - March 17
Limericks!
Wednesday - March 18
Journal 4.2 (due Thursday)
Finish Limericks
Thursday - March 19
Share limericks
Intro to character
Friday - March 20
SHORT DAY: JOURNAL 4.3
Prepare for next week (Ms. Berryhill will be gone)
Monday - March 9: rhythm (Quia rhythm exercise-see link at top of the page)
Tuesday - March 10: Blank VerseWednesday -Finish Blank Verse
Introduce: Ballads
Thursday - Ballads
Friday - Ballads (Due Monday)
The Week Ahead (March 2-6)
Monday - March 2: Share Photo Essays Poetry Terms
Share "Good Poems"Tuesday - March 3: Poetry Terms
Tips for Writing Poetry
Wednesday - March 4: Poetry Terms
Counting Syllables
Haiku (POST TO YOUR WIKI)
Thursday - March 5 - Poetry Terms
Haiku
Friday - March 6 - Poetry Terms
Cinquain (POST TO YOUR WIKI)
Free Rice
Extra Practice on Grammar
The Week Ahead (Feb 23-27)
Monday - Feb 23 - Introduce Picture/Cartoon/Ad Powerpoint
Tuesday - Feb 24- Finish Picture/Cartoon/Ad Powerpoint Wednesday -Feb 25 - SHORT DAY: JOURNAL AND WORK ON ESSAY ASSIGNMENT
Thursday - Feb 26 - FINISH PHOTO ESSAYS
Friday - JOURNAL, FREE RICE, EXTRA PRACTICE ON GRAMMAR
(FEB 16-20)
Monday - Feb 16 - Valentine Party (and poem game)
Tuesday - Feb 17 - Dog Stories and Narrative EssaysWednesday - Feb 18 - Dog Stories and Narrative Essays Thursday -
Thursday - Feb 19 - BONDING: ComicLife Cartoons (Due Monday, Feb. 23)
Friday - Feb 20 - Anne Lamott's essay; assign Journal #3.1 (Due by Monday class time)
JOURNAL#3.1 http://www.quia.com/quiz/1730696.html
EXPLANATION OF JOURNAL POINTS:
5= full concentrated effort, experimentation with language, care with mechanics
4.5= concentrated effort & experimentation (some carelessness)
4 = evidence of effort & experimentation (some carelessness)
3.5 = less than expected effort / little experimentation / several careless errors / short on time
3 = minimum entry
Monday - Feb 9
Share "What I Want Is"Discuss Stafford Poem
Read "Acolyte"
Tuesday - Feb 10
Review (clickers)Journal #2 (4th entry) - due by Wednesday, class time
Assignment:
Dog or Narrative Essay
Wednesday - Feb 11
Journal #2 (4th entry) dueAssignment: Dog or Narrative Essay
ASSIGN: VALENTINES!
Thursday - Feb 12
REMIND ME: READ TRENTON'S FISH STORY!Work on Dog / Narrative Essay (due Friday, end of class)
MAKE VALENTINES
Friday - Feb 13
Valentine PARTY <3
Assignment: Read Anne Lamott
Journal #3.1 (1st of 4)
POST: One journal revision (from Journal 2)
POST: Dog story or Narrative essay
(Feb. 2-6):
Monday - Feb 2
"What I Want" poems due"Important Things" due
Assignment: Word Strings
Tuesday - Feb 3
Word Strings dueAssignment: "A Way of Writing"
Journal #2 (1st entry) - due by Wednesday, class time
Wednesday - Feb 4
Journal #2 (1st entry) duePoems
Journal #2 (2nd entry) - due by Friday, class time
Thursday - Feb 5
MsB one (Literacy Cadre)Valentine Stories (Due Friday, class time)
Friday - Feb 6
Journal #2 (3rd entry) - due by Monday, Feb. 9, class time
Share Valentines
William Stafford Poem
"Extra Practice" and "Free Rice"
The Week Ahead (Jan. 26-30):
Monday - Jan. 26
CREATIVITY CIRCLES DUE!THIRD JOURNAL ENTRY DUE (JOURNAL Link HERE)
Writing Our WIKI Rules
Group Acrostics
Finish Intro PowerPoint
Tuesday - Jan. 27
Opening Your Writer's Eyes (Field Trip)
POST: WRITER'S EYES: What I Noticed (Due Wednesday, Jan 28)
Assignment: JOURNAL #4 (JOURNAL Link HERE)Wednesday - Jan. 28
POST: One polished journal entry (Due CHANGE FRIDAY, Jan 30)
Writing Concepts: Play-Dough ActivityThursday - Jan. 29
POST: 10 Important Things (Due CHANGE MONDAY, FEB 2)
Friday - Jan. 30
JOURNAL ENTRY #5
POST: "What I Want Is" poem (Due Monday, Feb. 2)
WELCOME TO OUR CREATIVE WRITING WIKI!
CHECK HERE FOR NOTES, CALENDARS, AND ASSIGNMENTS. POST YOUR WORK TO YOUR OWN PAGE.
DIRECTIONS:
1) Set up a wiki account.
2) Log onto this page (303cw.wikispaces.com)
3) Click on "join this page" (upper left corner)
4) As soon as Ms. Berryhill okays your request, you're ready to wiki!
5) Click "new page" (upper left)
6) Name your page YOUR NAME.
7) You may personalize your page, add pictures, post discussion question...
8) You will "turn in" your assignments here.
9) Enjoy the rest of your life.